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Recueil des figures, groupes, thermes, fontaines, vases, statues et autres ornemens de Versailles: tels qu'ils se voyent à present dans le chateau & parc; gravé d'apres les originaux; le tout en 4 langues: françois, latin, italien & flaman

Thomassin, Simon · 1695 · 130 pictures

Simon Thomassin's 1695 engraved folio catalogue of statues, groups and garden ornaments at Versailles, printed in four languages (French, Latin, Italian and Flemish) for collectors and art students, held by Heidelberg University Library. The plates show single classical-style marble figures standing on plinths, each engraved in fine crosshatched line on a pale ground with a captioned base and plate number, offering designers clear models of antique drapery, contrapposto poses and garden sculpture.

Cicognara · Parte Seconda · Opere di Scultura d’ogni genere Antiche e Moderne illustrate

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